WELL · 42-489-30924 · DISTRICT 4
Parham Ellie #1A
Willacy County · King Ranch W. (Miocene 6000) field · Vertical
Parham Ellie #1A (API 42-489-30924) is a plugged well in Willacy County, plugged October 27, 2005, last operated by Modern Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 27, 1989, permitted to 6,200 ft.
It was permitted by Whittington Operating Company and has since transferred to Modern Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Its 2 leases have reported 1.47K barrels of oil and 48.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2005. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Whittington Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Sherman, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 195 permits on file · (903) 893-1129
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Modern Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Whittington Operating Companythrough Aug 1995 |
| Latest permit | Whittington Operating CompanyJul 27, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 27, 1989
- last permit issued
- Sep 15, 1993
- completed
- 1.47K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 48.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 15, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 27, 2005
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parham, Ellie G-4-148591 | King Ranch, W. (Miocene 6000) | Modern Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 48.1K | Dec 1993 – Oct 2005 |
| Parham, Ellie "A" O-4-11729 | King Ranch, W. (Miocene 6000) | API Operating Co. | 1 | 1.47K | 11 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Whittington Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361958-99 | Drill | Whittington Operating Company | Jul 26, 1989 | Jul 27, 1989 | — | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-148591 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11729 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 20 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 5,150 | -5,130 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 5,970 | -5,950 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,970 | 5,974 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 620 | 12.25 | 220 S |
| 4.5 | 6,005 | 7.875 | 250 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 13, 1994 | Feb 8, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1990 | Dec 29, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1990 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-489-30924 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-489-30924 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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